INDIANAPOLIS -- Recognizing student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League released its 2022 Softball All-Academic Team on Friday. A total of 16 student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Team, including UIC sophomore outfielder Dee Dee Caskey.

Caskey was a member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll in the fall, her first semester of eligibility. The Indianapolis native helped the UIC softball team win the department's Chancellor's Cup award as the large team with the highest combined team GPA in spring 2021 and fall 2021 at a mark of 3.5.

On the field, Caskey was named Horizon League Player of the Week on April 26 after batting .556 ang slugging 1.111 in a road series victory at Detroit Mercy. She ranks third on the team in slugging percentage this season and fourth in batting average. She leads the team with seven sacrifices and has played in 40 of the team's 41 games with 34 starts.
 
The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League Teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Horizon League All-Academic consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits, and participate in 50 percent of the team's overall contests or 20 percent of overall contests for pitchers. An Honorable Mention is awarded to student-athletes who received at least 25 percent of votes, but did not make the All-Academic team.

2022 #HLSB All-Academic Team (ties are not broken)
Sydney Bajusz, Cleveland State
Jenna Deang, Cleveland State
McKenna Tanguay, Detroit Mercy
Becca Edwards, Green Bay
Samantha Saloun, Green Bay
Jaida Speth, IUPUI
Sophie Margelot, Northern Kentucky
Sydney Campbell, Oakland
Madison Jones, Oakland
Jessie Munson, Oakland
Shaina Eyre, Purdue Fort Wayne
Alise Hale, Purdue Fort Wayne
Jade Johnson, Purdue Fort Wayne
Erika Bell, RMU
Dee Dee Caskey, UIC
Sydney Payne, Youngstown State
 
Honorable Mention Team
Victoria Sivert, IUPUI
Nikki Saibene, Youngstown State